Poko Noctuid Moth

> Poko Noctuid Moth — Agrotis crinigera

# Description Robust noctuid (“cutworm”); adults drab; larvae sometimes outbreaking on crops.

Status: CR (Possibly Extinct) — IUCN Region & Habitat: Hawaiian Islands; coastal strand to lowland fields. Era of decline: Last confirmed 1926.

# Habitat & Ecology - Open habitats incl. dunes, fields, dry shrubland; nocturnal adult activity. - Larvae ground-dwelling; hide by day.

# Diet - Larvae reportedly on legumes and *Datura*; adults nectar at night.

# Predators - Birds, spiders, parasitoids; invasive ants.

# Behaviour - Strong nocturnal flight; larvae cut seedlings near soil line.

# Threats & Drivers - Habitat conversion, invasive ants/parasitoids, light pollution, pesticides.

# Cinematic beat (≈15 s) Moonlit coastal flat; adults flicker around beach primrose—cut to larvae severing seedlings; a trail of ants overruns the scene.

# Related - Extinct Insects – Recent Losses

# See - Wikipedia - Wikimedia Commons – BM plate incl. *Agrotis crinigera* (PD) - Wikimedia Commons – category

- Assets: - Wikimedia Commons category - Wikimedia Commons – plate incl. Agrotis crinigera (PD) - External: - Wikipedia